Premature Hardware Access After PCI Error in scsi: qla2xxx

Kernel Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

24/04/2022

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Unrated

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Not published

CVSS Score

GSD-2022-1001446: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix premature hw access after PCI error. Affects Kernel versions < d7994dff9071555a959a168f9184dd9abae68a6b. No fix is published. How to fix ↓

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Background

The scsi: qla2xxx is a SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) driver for QLogic Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBAs. It is responsible for managing the communication between the host system and the storage devices connected to the QLogic HBAs. This vulnerability affects the Linux Kernel, specifically the scsi: qla2xxx driver. The driver allows premature hardware access after a PCI error, which can lead to potential security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability in the scsi: qla2xxx driver occurs when there is a PCI error. In such cases, the driver does not handle the error properly and continues to access the hardware prematurely. This can result in various security issues, such as data corruption, system crashes, or even potential privilege escalation attacks. The vulnerability has been identified and fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.16.19 by commit d7994dff9071555a959a168f9184dd9abae68a6b.

How To Fix

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Workaround

There is no specific workaround mentioned for this vulnerability.

Conclusion

The scsi: qla2xxx driver in the Linux Kernel is vulnerable to premature hardware access after a PCI error. This can result in various security issues. It is recommended to update the Linux Kernel to version v5.16.19 or later to fix this vulnerability. For further support on vulnerability remediation, you can contact DevNack.com.

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